Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)

[Ian Wilson]

Another of the migratory waders to visit Australia, the Common Greenshank is relatively common but, with the Eastern Curlew, it is one of the wariest. The Australian birds are believed to breed on the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East and spend the austral summer widely dispersed around Australia, including inland. The bird in the frame was unusual in allowing me to approach reasonably close when I found it at the Hunter River estuary on 3 March.

Canon 5DIII + 600 mm f/4L II + 1.4x III extender, hand-held.
Manual, spot metering, spot AF, f/7.1, 1/3200 sec, ISO 400.
Processed with DPP4 and PS Elements.

Thanks for looking, critical feedback welcome and appreciated.
Regards,
Ian

[Jonathan Ashton]

Beautiful shot, the fast shutter speed pays dividends. You may wish considering eliminating the smaller highlight in the eye.

[William Dickson]

Fantastic capture Ian. The details on the bird are perfect. Lovely POV and HA. Well done

We had a Greenshank on the local beach last year, but unfortunately it has never returned this year.

Thanks for sharing

[John Robinson]

One of my favourite waders. Agree the eye highlight but no big deal.
Good stuff
JohnR

[Girish Prahalad]

lovely IQ, comp & pose. maybe a bit of CW rotation?

[mohammad reza shahab]

nice pose,Composition and good details.

[Ian Wilson]

Thanks everyone for your feedback on this one. I am aware that the double eye highlight is not to everyone's taste and I always find myself in a dilemma about removing the lower highlight arising from reflection off water. It is perfectly natural and I wonder why people object to it - they never give a reason. Regards, Ian